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A 'preliminary hearing.' aka. a probable cause hearing.
Yes, a defendant can get a copy of his preliminary hearing transcripts.
An information is where the district attorney or prosecutor charges a defendant of some crime or crimes, whereas an indictment is where the a defendant is charged after a grand jury has heard the evidence. The evidence usually meets a certain standard such as legally sufficient standard or probable cause.
The defendant.
No.
It is an indictment issued by a Grand Jury after the defendant has already had an initial appearance in his case, and the case has been set for a preliminary hearing before court. However, in the meantime the State has indicted the defendant by grand jury proceedings. This 'supervening' action by the Grand Jury indicts the defendant and has the effect of rendering all previous court actions in the defendant's case null and void.
Yes. Grand Jury.
Once a judge rule to hear a motion at the preliminary hearing stage, can the states attorney acquire an indictment before the judge rule on the motion that was set for a hearing date?
whether the defendant is guilty
HTS waived for preliminary hearing means the defendants forgoes his rights to this hearing. The defendant just wishes to proceed to the next step of the judicial process.
arrest - preliminary hearing - indictment - pre-trial hearing(s) - trial - sentencing.
Within 24 to 72 hours af arrest.